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Hey, I'm Serge

I’m a software engineer, independent contractor, and digital nomad, sharing my journey through Kazai Mazai Dot Com—a blog, digital garden, and personal journal. Blog about everything: tech & coding insights, life challenges, and things yet to be figured out.

Where to start? Check out my latest posts below or browse the full archive. Curious enough? Learn a bit more about me or dive into the notes.

Cursor for iOS Development – Installation Guide

Cursor for iOS Development – Installation Guide

Escaping Xcode’s monopoly is arguably one of the most significant advancements in iOS development in the past decade.
My Digital Nomad's Toolkit. Portable Homelab Overview

My Digital Nomad's Toolkit. Portable Homelab Overview

I've finally built my portable home lab to streamline the way I deal with my media data storage, backups, archives, etc.Now I can hardly hold back my excitement about it.
Why We Shouldn't Worry About AI Powered Tools Like ChatGPT

Why We Shouldn't Worry About AI Powered Tools Like ChatGPT

Is there a hotter topic than ChatGPT this week? I've spent a weekend with ChatGPT, and here are some thoughts about it.
Money Wizardry: Guide to Managing Your Personal Finance

Money Wizardry: Guide to Managing Your Personal Finance

Helpful advice for managing your personal finance on your way to Financial Independence and Early Retirement.
Synergy in Action. Unleashing the Power of Network Effects In Life

Synergy in Action. Unleashing the Power of Network Effects In Life

How to make every minute automatically reinvested in other areas of life, by creating positive feedback loops and eventually result in organic progress in all related areas.
My Things App Workspace

My Things App Workspace

I've tested probably a dozen of "to-do list" apps and finally moved to Things. Here is my current Things App workspace.
Nov
29

Featured

Here are some of my personal favorites

How to pass secret env vars in Xcode and CI

How to pass secret env vars in Xcode and CI

Building iOS Mobile Apps with Redux-like Architecture

Building iOS Mobile Apps with Redux-like Architecture

CI/CD Pipeline Setup with GitHub Actions for iOS Project

CI/CD Pipeline Setup with GitHub Actions for iOS Project

Nov
29

Notes

It's a playground, an evolving collection of drafts, thoughts, ideas, and discoveries, all cultivated and gathered with care and curiosity: about these notes

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Encrypted Backups on Proxmox to Remote Storage

#Proxmox There are a few pitfalls with Proxmox backups: * Proxmox Backup Server supports encryption, deduplication,

SwiftletModel

#iOS App Development, #Software Engineering SwiftletModel is an in-memory key-value entity storage with a twist.

My Zettelkasten Flow

#Zettelkasten This is an illustration of the most common lifecycle of different kinds of notes

Brain is a Prediction Machine

#Cognition There is a pretty curious hypothesis on how the brain works. According to it,

Will US Companies Hire Fewer Engineers Due to Section 174?

#Freelance, #Taxes What's going on: 1. Previously, companies could offset income by development

The Loss of Signal in the Generative AI Era

#AI Alignment, #Signal vs Noise The amount of generated content will surge in the next
Nov
29

Journal

A timeline-based journal capturing reflections on life, work, and everything in between.

2024 Oct
22
RIP Kazai Storyboard

RIP Kazai Storyboard

I've had a great time here at Kazai Storyboard with you all these years. Now it's time to turn the page and take a bold step forward.
2024 Sep
26
Puredux 2.0 Release. The Massive One.

Puredux 2.0 Release. The Massive One.

2024 Jul
19
Open Source Chakra Summer Re-Openning

Open Source Chakra Summer Re-Openning

2024 Mar
27
33 Years on This Planet

33 Years on This Planet

Better than even.
2024 Mar
14
Puredux 1.2 – Monorepo Migration and Further Plans

Puredux 1.2 – Monorepo Migration and Further Plans

Recently I returned back to the Puredux development and released a 1.2 update.